Course Overview

500 million personal records of data were stolen in 2018 alone! To mitigate the risks associated with an increasingly dangerous cyber-world companies are implementing Bug Bounty programs, opting for a crowdsourced approach to vulnerability discovery. In 2019 over 43 million dollars were paid over the HackerOne platform alone!

This course “Practical Bug Bounty Hunting for Hackers and Pentesters”, will guide you from finding targets, over developing exploits to writing comprehensive reports and ensuring your success in the Bug Bounty industry.

By the end of this course, with hands-on examples and real-world tricks, you will soon be able to find your first bug.

What You Will Learn

  • Learn how to find bugs in high target Bug Bounty programs
  • Develop a methodology to effectively find bugs
  • Discover about various vulnerability types ranging from web to mobile and IoT systems
  • Prove your knowledge in hands-on lab exercises
  • Building clear and understandable bug bounty reports

Program Curriculum

  • What are Bug Bounty Programs?
  • Types of Bug Bounty Programs
  • Legal Foundations for Bug Bounties
  • $7 Million Cybersecurity Scholarship by EC-Council
  • Chapter 1 Quiz

  • Open-source Intelligence
  • Subdomain Enumeration
  • Nmap Scans
  • Burp Suite
  • Nikto Scans
  • Chapter 2 Lab
  • Chapter 2 Quiz

  • OWASP and CWE
  • SQL Injection
  • Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
  • XML External Entities (XXE)
  • Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR)
  • Command Injection and RCE
  • Web Application Exploitation Case Studies
  • Chapter 3 Lab
  • Chapter 3 Quiz

  • Insecure Logging and Storage
  • Buffer Overflows
  • Improper Access Control
  • Use after Free
  • Integer Overflows and Underflows
  • Case Studies
  • Chapter 4 Lab
  • Chapter 4 Quiz

  • Decompiling APKs
  • Introduction to Drozer
  • Activity Vulnerabilities
  • Content Provider Vulnerabilities
  • Broadcast Vulnerabilities
  • Case Studies
  • Chapter 5 Lab
  • Chapter 5 Quiz

  • Etiquette for Reporting Vulnerabilities
  • Scoring a Vulnerabilities Severity Using CVSS
  • How to Write a Good Report?
  • What Is a CVE?
  • Chapter 6 Lab
  • Chapter 6 Quiz
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Instructor

Scott Cosentino

Scott Cosentino is a developer and teacher who is passionate about learning. He works primarily in software development and computer security. Aside from this, he has taught students a variety of programming-related topics, and he loves to inspire students to be passionate about the topics that he teaches. He has experience in both large classes and one on one teaching. Scott believes that mathematics and computer science can be approachable and fun topics. he tailors his courses so that they are easy to comprehend, with an exploration of what, why, and how of every topic. He understands that these topics are not a spectator sport, so he provides as many examples and practises problems as possible so that the viewer can follow along and learn!

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